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Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard
By Bruno Ferreira published
Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard

Google is allowing users to change their Gmail address, per official Google support doc
By Hassam Nasir published
A long-awaited feature.

Microsoft promises to nearly double Windows storage performance after forcing slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows
By Kunal Khullar published
The new BitLocker implementation offloads encryption and decryption to dedicated crypto engines on supported SoCs, delivering faster storage performance and reduced CPU usage.

52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system
By Bruno Ferreira published
The only known complete copy of Unix v4 has been recovered from a tape found at the University of Utah.

Facebook deploys the Steam Deck's Linux scheduler across its data centers
By Zak Killian published
In a recent talk, Meta engineers detailed how they've been deploying a low-latency Linux scheduler originally developed by Valve for the Steam Deck across production servers.

How to get Windows 11 for free (or less than $15) — Get the latest Microsoft OS for less than the price of Windows 10's ESU
By Avram Piltch last updated
Need an OS for your PC build? Microsoft charges a whopping $139 for Windows 11 Home. Here's how to get Windows free or at least cheap.

‘LeBron James of Excel spreadsheets’ celebrates 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships win
By Mark Tyson published
The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships final in Las Vegas has been won by Irishman Diarmuid Early.

Registry hack enables new performance-boosting native NVMe support on Windows 11
By Jowi Morales published
The Windows Server 2025 registry tweak that activates native NVMe support can also be activated in Windows 11, but at your own risk.
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